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CA EDITION

This topic explains the features of “SkyPDF CA EDITION”.

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Product Overview

This product is capable of applying digital signatures using a judicial scrivener’s electronic certificate, in addition to the standard features of SkyPDF Professional.
Therefore, different program names such as “SkyPDF Professional” or “SkyPDF Professional 8” may be displayed on desktop icons or program names, but the functionality is not impaired. You can use it as is, as CA EDITION.

About Inquiries

We cannot answer inquiries about electronic certificates or procedures at public institutions. For electronic certificates, please contact the certificate issuing agency, and for PDF application processing, please contact each operating agency.

What we can answer is only inquiries about the introduction and functions of this product (installation/uninstallation, creation/display/editing of PDF, application of digital signature, etc.).

Also, please refrain from making inquiries by phone. If you have any unclear points that cannot be resolved even after referring to this help guide, please use the inquiry form  on our website.

Applying Signatures Using Judicial Scrivener’s Electronic Certificate

This section will explain about the digital signature using the Secom Passport for G-ID Judicial Scrivener’s Electronic Certificate service.

Note that if you sign using a My Number card or other certificates instead of a judicial scrivener’s electronic certificate, the necessary preparations and settings will be different. (See: Signature)

Preparation

The application of a signature using a judicial scrivener’s electronic certificate assumes that all of the following preparations have been completed.

Applying

  1. Open the PDF you want to sign with this product.
  2. Confirm that the preparations are in place.
  3. Select [Signature] from the “Signature/TimeStamp” group in the [Signature/Seal] menu.
  4. If you have not set [Always used] in the [Signature] tab of the environment settings, the signature method selection dialog will be displayed.
    Select “SKYCOM SECOM Passport for G-ID (通常フォルダ)” or “SKYCOM SECOM Passport for G-ID” as the method and press [OK].
    Set to invisibility Do not display the signature mark on the PDF.
    Save settings and do not show this dialog again From the next time, the Signature Method dialog will not be displayed, and the current settings will be applied automatically.
  5. Specify the placement range of the signature by mouse drag.
  6. Set [Signature reason] and [Signature location] as necessary and press [Sign].
    If you set “SKYCOM SECOM Passport for G-ID (通常フォルダ)” as the signature method, you need to select the certificate file (*.p12, *.pfx) from [Browse] and enter the password.
  7. Set the content of the graphics and text to be displayed in the range specified in step 5 and press [OK].

  8. When you execute the application of the digital signature, the Save As dialog will be displayed.
    Specify the save destination of the PDF, name it and save it to complete.
    The saved PDF with an digital signature has a signature icon inserted in the range specified in step 5.

Verifying

When you open a PDF file with a signature applied, a signature icon is displayed on the PDF display area.
By clicking this signature icon, the signature verification status screen will start, and you can check the verification result of the digital signature.
Also, from [Verification] in the [Signature/Seal] menu, you can start the signature verification screen.

Application Processing

For how to apply a PDF with an electronic signature, please refer to the homepage or manual of each operating agency.